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Lawmakers debate abstinence education mandate

Published 02/02/2011, The Jamestown Sun

BISMARCK — Whether the state or local schools should determine what students are told in sex education was at the heart of a debate Tuesday.
North Dakota lawmakers are considering a bill that would set a statewide standard for abstinence education.
House Bill 1229 would require schools to ensure their health curriculum exposes students to abstinence-based concepts.

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